I had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Dr. Blair Staley, DBA, MST, CPA on regards to what an accountant actually have to do with English. He informed me that most of the writings of accountants are used for professional reasons and to meet standards given. Dr. Staley was clearly knowledgeable on this field as the letters after his name would indicate.
Since he is not only a teacher of accounting, but also was a practicing accountant he is well informed on the writings they actually have to complete/. Dr. Staley described to me how an accountant has to document all audit procedures. Furthermore, they have to record tax memos which are when there is a controversial finding. A tax memo is broke up into 4 parts represented by the acronym FICA, Fact Issue Conclusion Analyst. I was astonished to find out just how much writing an accountant has to do. I always was aware it required a strong math background but Dr. Staley described accounting as 50% of the job is writing. This interview helped to open my eyes to what to expect in the future. In addition, an accountant tends to do similar task everyday so these writings I will probably be doing on the average day.
When being an accountant there are many rules and regulations to follow known as GAAP(Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). Dr. Staley explained how the majority of the writing he did was with the purpose of documenting his work to prove he followed the expected standards. Without this documentation, an accountant could face many legal issues, so it is crucial to learn to document the work I do and why I did it the way I did.
Since accounting has all their regulations, accountants’ audience is typically only for themselves or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC is in charge of making sure the GAAP are being followed, so they are the accountants main audiences since accountants work with the purpose of documenting their work. On the other hand, they also write to the audience of themselves. Accountants need to be able to take detailed notes on financial statements to find discrepancies and where the money is going.
Dr. Staley shared with me an article that Donald Williamson and Dr. Blair Staley wrote called, “Judicial Deference to Regulations: Home Concrete & Supply, LLC”. Yes that is correct; Dr. Staley has actually written his own research article. The research article is an in-depth look at the court case focused on Section 6501(e)(1)(a) which in layman terms focuses on taxes. Although the information in the article is far to advanced for my understanding at this point in my academic career I was able to learn from it. This article was able to give me tremendous insight not only on DR. Staley, but also accounting in general. The research done and time dedicated to writing this article shows the clear passion Dr. Staley has for his profession. Furthermore, the apparent expertise to the subject would suggest an in depth knowledge for the rules and regulations of accountants. In addition, this article was able to reveal that there is many loopholes that I must be careful of when I become an accountant.
The interview with Dr. Staley was an eye opening experience. He illustrated a future full of pain staking days with a lot more writing than I knew of. On the other hand, he proved to me with his clear passion that if I dedicate my life I will be able to do something truly meaningful.
Since he is not only a teacher of accounting, but also was a practicing accountant he is well informed on the writings they actually have to complete/. Dr. Staley described to me how an accountant has to document all audit procedures. Furthermore, they have to record tax memos which are when there is a controversial finding. A tax memo is broke up into 4 parts represented by the acronym FICA, Fact Issue Conclusion Analyst. I was astonished to find out just how much writing an accountant has to do. I always was aware it required a strong math background but Dr. Staley described accounting as 50% of the job is writing. This interview helped to open my eyes to what to expect in the future. In addition, an accountant tends to do similar task everyday so these writings I will probably be doing on the average day.
When being an accountant there are many rules and regulations to follow known as GAAP(Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). Dr. Staley explained how the majority of the writing he did was with the purpose of documenting his work to prove he followed the expected standards. Without this documentation, an accountant could face many legal issues, so it is crucial to learn to document the work I do and why I did it the way I did.
Since accounting has all their regulations, accountants’ audience is typically only for themselves or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC is in charge of making sure the GAAP are being followed, so they are the accountants main audiences since accountants work with the purpose of documenting their work. On the other hand, they also write to the audience of themselves. Accountants need to be able to take detailed notes on financial statements to find discrepancies and where the money is going.
Dr. Staley shared with me an article that Donald Williamson and Dr. Blair Staley wrote called, “Judicial Deference to Regulations: Home Concrete & Supply, LLC”. Yes that is correct; Dr. Staley has actually written his own research article. The research article is an in-depth look at the court case focused on Section 6501(e)(1)(a) which in layman terms focuses on taxes. Although the information in the article is far to advanced for my understanding at this point in my academic career I was able to learn from it. This article was able to give me tremendous insight not only on DR. Staley, but also accounting in general. The research done and time dedicated to writing this article shows the clear passion Dr. Staley has for his profession. Furthermore, the apparent expertise to the subject would suggest an in depth knowledge for the rules and regulations of accountants. In addition, this article was able to reveal that there is many loopholes that I must be careful of when I become an accountant.
The interview with Dr. Staley was an eye opening experience. He illustrated a future full of pain staking days with a lot more writing than I knew of. On the other hand, he proved to me with his clear passion that if I dedicate my life I will be able to do something truly meaningful.